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John Taylor Gatto (1935-2018) was an American author and school teacher who criticized the modern education system and promoted unschooling and homeschooling. He won several awards, ran for the New York State Senate, and wrote several books on education, such as Dumbing Us Down and The Underground History of American Education.
Jul 25, 1991 · John Taylor Gatto was a teacher, author, and critic of the public education system. He resigned from teaching in 1991 and wrote several books exposing the hidden curriculum and promoting self-directed learning.
Feb 1, 2002 · From Library Journal. In this tenth-anniversary edition, Gatto updates his theories on how the U.S. educational system cranks out students the way Detroit cranks out Buicks. He contends that students are more programmed to conform to economic and social norms rather than really taught to think.
Browse 194 quotes by John Taylor Gatto, a former teacher and critic of compulsory schooling. Find his insights on education, freedom, genius, and more.
State Teacher of the Year (1991, NY), John Taylor Gatto, delivers his conclusions and insights into forced schooling after 30 years of teaching junior high school students in New York...
Browse the list of books by John Taylor Gatto, a former teacher and critic of compulsory schooling. Find ratings, reviews, and editions of his books on education, history, and society.
John Taylor Gatto is an American retired school teacher of 29 years and 8 months and author of several books on education. He is an activist critical of compulsory schooling and of what he characterizes as the hegemonic nature of discourse on education and the education professions.
May 19, 2017 · Thirty years of teaching in the public school system led John Taylor Gatto to the sad conclusion that compulsory governmental schooling is to blame, accomplishing little but to teach young people to follow orders like cogs in an industrial machine.
Learn about John Taylor Gatto, a retired school teacher and author who criticizes compulsory schooling and promotes home schooling. Find out his biography, books, awards, and documentary project on education.
Jan 1, 2000 · As a seasoned educator, John Taylor Gatto tells it like it is for the millions of apathetic children trapped in the decaying, outmoded institution known as traditional schooling.
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